CHROMEBOOK CHECK-IN IS NOW OPEN at the Seward County Ag Building (1501 W. 8th St.). For more information and all dates and times use this link: usd480.net/article/1608014
Beginning today, USD 480 will be observing Summer Hours. USD 480 offices will be open 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and CLOSED FRIDAYS. Have a great summer!
The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting in The Forum (B110) of Seymour Rogers Middle School tonight at 6:30 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting. Read more here: www.usd480.net/article/1603795
Chromebook check-in for all middle and high school students will begin Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Seward County Ag Building (1501 W 8th St). If you are attending summer school, you will turn it in after summer school has concluded. Please bring your Chromebook AND charger.
That is a wrap on the 2023-2024 school year! That is worth celebrating, but so is reaching our district goal on chronic absenteeism! We finished the year officially under 20%! Congratulations, everyone! It was a great year at USD 480!
Kindergarten Registration is well underway! If your child attended preschool at Bright Start, they are already registered. If your child attended preschool elsewhere please gather the required documents and schedule an appointment today!
Today we would like to single out an employee who always has a smile and a friendly greeting as she does her job. Martha Mendez travels throughout the district everyday of the week to deliver mail and written communication between buildings. Whether it's internal or external mail, we always have it in a timely manner because of her. Thank you for all you do throughout the year, Mrs. Mendez!
Special Board Meeting - 5/13/24 - 8:00 am - District Office
1.4 Approval of Agenda - Passed 7-0
2.1 East Campus Field Lighting - Passed 7-0
2.2 Redskin Field Lighting - Passed 6-1 (Carr)
Adjournment @ 8:52 am
The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting at District Office today at 8:00 a.m. for a special meeting. Read more here: www.usd480.net/article/1594043
Watch the LHS Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K57LOnVIWos
This week was Teacher Appreciation Week and on behalf of everyone at USD 480 we hope all of our teachers felt extra special. Our teachers are the heartbeat of our district; everything that is done outside of our classrooms is in service of our teachers' efforts and mission. It seems fitting that a week dedicated to appreciating our teachers will culminate in sending another class of seniors out into the world. The LHS Commencement Ceremony that will take place tomorrow is only possible because of ALL of the teachers at USD 480. Whether they taught these graduates 12 years ago or 12 days ago, our teachers played a pivotal role in getting them across that stage. We could never truly express our gratitude in a way that would make it feel like enough; we just hope our teachers know how much we appreciate them and just how big their impact is on our students and our community, as a whole. WE LOVE OUR TEACHERS!
Today, we celebrated our fantabulous USD 480 School Nurses! From the minor scrapes and bumps to the more serious, our nurses always make sure our students are well taken care of and feel seen and heard. On top of performing their daily tasks at their individual schools they also come together to perform thousands of hearing screenings and vision tests to ensure the health and wellbeing of our students. Thank you for all you do, USD 480 Nurses!
Tomorrow is Walk/Bike to School Day! Please be extra careful and vigilant around our schools tomorrow as there will be an extra amount of students walking or riding their bikes. Students are prepared after the Bike Rodeo this past Saturday, thanks to the sponsors and mechanics!
At last night's BOE Meeting we were fortunate to also celebrated the May USD 480 Educator of the Month, Mrs. Fuller from Meadowlark! She has held several positions in her 25 years at USD 480, starting as a parent volunteer when her children first started school. She then went on to serve as a substitute, paraprofessional, kindergarten teacher, instructional coach, before her current role at the Meadowlark interventionist. She is well known passion, energy, and enthusiasm. Mrs. Fuller sought out, professionally and personally, for her insight and willingness to help. We are so thankful to have Mrs. Fuller continue to be such a tremendous part of USD 480!
At tonight's BOE Meeting we celebrated the April USD 480 Educator of the Month, Mr. Babinec from Eisenhower Middle School! Like any good coach, he brings a lot of energy to whichever sport he is coaching and also to all of his math classes. He constantly finds new ways to teach and develop students' character using the Leader in Me 7 Habits. Mr. Babinec is a passionate and dedicated educator with incredibly strong energy. Every day in his classroom he displays excitement about the math content for the day. Even after numerous years of teaching, he is always incorporating new strategies into his lessons. Most recently, students were generating charts and and predictions using March Madness basketball scores to review mean, median, and mode. His classroom is always a buzz with academic energy. We are so grateful to have Mr. Babinec teaching and coach at USD 480!
Board Meeting - 5/6/24 - 6:30 pm - LHS East Annex - Room C107
1.5 Approval of Minutes 4-6-24 - Passed 7-0
1.6 Approval of Minutes 4-22-24 - Passed 7-0
1.7 Approval of Agenda - Passed 7-0
3.1 Consent Agenda - Passed 7-0
4.1 Monthly Bills - Passed 7-0
5.1 CPI Reframing Behavior - Passed 7-0
5.2 CPI Crisis Intervention Training - Passed 7-0
5.3 WebKIDSS 24-25 Contract - Passed 7-0
5.4 Nursing Position - Passed 7-0
Hatcher Exits @ 7:00 pm
5.5 LHS Bleacher Cleaning - Passed 6-0
5.6 Two-way Radios - Passed 6-0
5.7 Science of Reading Professional Learning - Passed 6-0
Adjournment @ 7:43 pm
The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting at LHS East Campus Cafeteria (C107) tonight at 6:30 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting. Read more here: www.usd480.net/article/1580381
We are looking to hire the next leader of Meadowlark Elementary! Find out more or apply here: https://tinyurl.com/480MLPrincipal
Today is School Lunch Hero Day! That doesn't really fit our cafeteria workers as they provide more than lunch and also work to feed our students when school isn't in session. But we are so happy to have this opportunity to celebrate all they do for our staff and students! Having healthy and ample access to food it vital to a child's ability to learn, so without these incomparable ladies our students would be lost. Join us in celebrating all of our USD 480 Cafeteria Workers!
Happy Principal's Day to the leaders of our buildings! This day always falls during the busiest time of year, but these 9 individuals are always busy managing their schools, so they are used to it. Thanks for taking a moment out of your day to be celebrated. We are just so thankful to have each and every one of them at the helm of their schools, especially during the chaos spring brings each year! Thank you, USD 480 Principals!
